Yuan Xiaoxu stood by with teary eyes. "Waaah, why did Mommy break baby's big fish..."
"Don't cry, uncle will give the fish back to you right away," Yan Yincheng said, then reminded Xu Zixi, "Remember to time it."
Xu Zixi got excited and clicked on the timer. "Three, two, one!"
As soon as she finished speaking, Yan Yincheng started picking up the pieces and putting them back together. He moved quickly, as if his eyes had no obstacles at all, and as fast as a precise instrument.
He stopped his movements.
"Done."
Xu Zixi instinctively pressed pause. Taking a closer look, the model fish had returned to its original state. Even the inconspicuous part she had removed had been restored. The time on the timer showed that it had only taken 3 minutes and 15 seconds.
Xu Zixi was completely convinced.
"Brother Cheng, do you know what kind of fish you just put together?" Xu Zixi asked with a smile.
Yan Yincheng replied, "I don't know. I just put it together the way Yuan Xiaoxu described. Why, is there something special about this fish?"
"No. I like this model very much. Thank you, Baby Xiaoxu. Thank you, Brother Cheng! I'll treasure it well!" She held the model in her hands, reluctant to let go. She didn't say that this was a fish that represented a miracle. Its appearance should bring good luck to many people.
In Haicheng, in a smoky private room of the Rose and Wine Nightclub.
Sounds of punches, kicks, and painful pleas kept coming from inside. A man was firmly held by two burly men, his abdomen constantly being hit. His facial features were distorted due to the intense pain, and the cold sweat on his forehead completely soaked his hair.
While he was being beaten on one side of the private room, on the other side, people were having a lively mahjong game.
"Kong and win! What a good hand!"
"I win!"
"Thank you, Lord Zhao, for taking care of us!"
Zhao Quanjing pulled out several large bills from his wallet and angrily threw them on the table. His face looked extremely ugly. He took a puff of his cigarette and said, "I'm not playing anymore. Damn it, I'm so unlucky."
"Lord Zhao doesn't seem to be in a good mood today. Is there any trouble in your business?" the woman who had been nestled in Zhao Quanjing's arms gently stroked his chest and asked coquettishly.
"Isn't it all because of a stupid fish," the man sitting opposite Zhao Quanjing with a scar on his eyebrow laughed. "Am I right, Lord Zhao?"
Another man in a white shirt, looking like a business elite, immediately understood. "Is it because of the 'Golden Amber'? I saw the news about it today too."
"Damn it. If it weren't for the Yan family, could they have snatched this piece of meat from Lord Zhao's mouth? It's just a stupid fish, but they've made such a big deal out of it. People who don't know better might think they've discovered a gold mine," the thin man sitting on Zhao Quanjing's right said disdainfully.
"This is a protected animal that was almost on the list of extinct animals. It's really good luck for the Pei family to have found it."
The more they talked, the more annoyed Zhao Quanjing became. He almost wanted to overturn the table. At this time, the thug walked up to him and said, "Sir, he's fainted."
The thug winked at the others at the mahjong table, and they immediately understood and left. Zhao Quanjing stood up and walked over to the fainted man. He waved his hand, and his subordinate immediately fetched a bucket of ice water and splashed it on the man's face.
The cold instantly woke him up, and he opened his dull eyes.
Zhao Quanjing slapped the man hard across the face and said coldly, "I went through so much trouble to get you into the Pei Corporation. Is this how you do things for me? Such big news. The whole country knows about it, but I've been kept in the dark. Do you not want your mother to live anymore? Hmm?"
The man's face was slapped to one side. His head and ears were buzzing, and his mouth was filled with a metallic taste. It took him a while to regain his senses. Enduring the intense pain in his body, he managed to say with difficulty:
"I... really don't... know."
Zhao Quanjing said to the thug, "Tell them to pull out his mother's oxygen tube."
"No! No!" The man suddenly widened his eyes and struggled violently. His eyes were filled with fear and hatred. "Zhao Quanjing, are you still human! She used to be your woman!"
"Oh, why aren't you pretending to be dead anymore? She's just a hostess. How can she be considered my woman?" Playing with the lighter in his hand, Zhao Quanjing laughed. "Have you thought it through? Your mother's life or death depends on your decision now."
"I really don't know any news about the 'Golden Amber'!"
Seeing Zhao Quanjing's suddenly terrifying expression, he said, "But I know that the Pei Corporation is preparing a product design competition!"
Zhao Quanjing stopped what he was doing and thought for a moment. "A product design competition?"
"Yes. The purpose of this competition is to develop new business ideas. They want to break the old rules and surpass the Zhao Corporation. As long as they have fresh ideas, anyone in the Pei Corporation can participate in the competition, and the rewards are very generous. The first place will get a share of the dry stock, and the second and third places will get the right to manage!" the man said quickly.
"The Pei family has big ambitions. Breaking the old rules and surpassing the Zhao Corporation," Zhao Quanjing sneered. "Do they want to monopolize the tourism resources in Haicheng?"
"Then let's stop them from holding this competition! Stop them from carrying out this project!" the thug beside him said viciously.
"That would be so boring." Looking at the beaten man, Zhao Quanjing showed a smile that he thought was kind. "You go and participate in this competition. You must get the first place."
"But I don't know anything about this... Ah!" The man wanted to decline, but the thug punched him hard in the abdomen again. The pain almost made him faint.
Zhao Quanjing patted his face and said,
"How long your mother can live depends entirely on you, Xiao Yang. You know what to do. Don't let me down this time."
The news of the "Golden Amber" instantly made Haicheng and the Pei Corporation the focus of the whole country. The most direct impact was that the stock price of the Pei Corporation soared. When Xu Zixi went to work on Monday, she found that the entrance to the Pei Corporation's headquarters was blocked by the media who had heard the news. They all wanted to get the first-hand information from the Pei Corporation.
At ten o'clock, the overall project meeting was held on time. The theme was the "Golden Amber".
"This is the area where we found the 'Golden Amber'," Xu Zixi stood on the podium and used the laser pointer in her hand to circle an area on the projected map.
"This area is about 60 kilometers away from the coast. The terrain is flat, and the water temperature is suitable. Therefore, there is a coral reef that stretches nearly a thousand kilometers, forming a rich coral reef ecosystem, which is very suitable for the growth of the 'Golden Amber'. After the news of the 'Golden Amber' was released yesterday, marine biologists have formed a scientific expedition team to go to this area for exploration. If they can successfully find the 'Golden Amber' population, then this place will be directly listed as a nature reserve."
Pei Mingyuan stood up and said to everyone:
"Establishing a nature reserve has the advantage of bringing much more reputation and attention than before. All this attention will be converted into our customers in the future. But the disadvantage is that our pressure will also increase several times. First, we need to fully cooperate with the Academy of Sciences to protect the marine environment and reduce the pollution generated during the development process. Second, we need to establish a patrol team to prevent people with ulterior motives from maliciously capturing the 'Golden Amber' or destroying the ecological system in this area. This will require more manpower, financial resources, and material resources. I just received the news that the Yan Corporation has decided to add an additional two billion yuan in investment to comprehensively upgrade all the equipment. This is the best encouragement and trust for us. I hope everyone can cheer up and work together to protect the coral reefs and the 'Golden Amber'!"